Given the way the Yankees have been devastated by injuries, it was probably only a matter of time before Greg Bird joined the dozen other teammates who have spent time on the injured list this season.

The first baseman became the latest casualty Tuesday when he was placed on the 10-day IL with a left plantar fascia tear.

Bird was replaced by Mike Ford, who has been hot at the plate with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. To make room for the 26-year-old Ford on the 40-man roster, Jacoby Ellsbury, who also has plantar fasciitis, was moved to the 60-day IL.

General manager Brian Cashman said by phone that Bird heard a pop while playing Saturday against the White Sox and added the first baseman will be in a walking boot for two weeks and then will be reevaluated.

When asked if the oft-injured Bird is simply never going to work out for the Yankees, Cashman said: “Obviously the injury history is for the record and every question is fair game. Obviously when you employ a player like that you give all the treatment possible to try and stay healthy. It is a fair question to ask. Obviously, I don’t have an answer. I don’t want to pile on while [Bird] is going through things. We are going to give him the best care and treatment possible.”

Bird was nearly scratched before Saturday’s game, but played and made it through before the injury worsened Sunday, which led to tests Monday.

He has battled injuries since his first professional season in 2011 and has been sidelined in each of the past five seasons.

“Unfortunately, it is a little bit of his story so far, not being fully healthy,’’ Boone said. “Even the times he’s been able to play through things, they’ve held him back to a point. I still fully believe he can be an impact hitter in this league, but you’ve got to stay healthy to be able to do that and that’s been the biggest challenge. We’ll continue to try to find a way to help him be at his healthiest all the time and hopefully we get to a point where that happens.”

Even before the latest injury, Bird was also off to another horrific start at the plate. After homering on Opening Day, he had hit 5-for-31 with no extra-base hits, six walks and 13 strikeouts.

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In Bird’s absence, Luke Voit is now the regular first baseman, but the lefty-swinging Ford will also get time. He has been terrific at the plate for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season, going 16-for-39 with four doubles, five homers and 14 RBIs.

But the Princeton product was not in the Yankees’ plans, especially at this point of the season, until Bird’s injury popped up.

“It’s an opportunity for somebody else to come up and impact the club,’’ Boone said. “Mike Ford is coming up and off to a great start at Triple-A. We know he can really hit the ball and has a chance to impact us this week.”

Ford went to Seattle in 2017 as a Rule 5 pick, but he didn’t make the team out of spring training last season and spent the majority of the season with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

His first 10 games this season have been outstanding and Ford said he made some slight adjustments at the plate, trying to use more of the field.

Ford spent 561 games in the minors before his call-up Tuesday and expected to have “a bunch” of friends and family at Yankee Stadium.

“It’s a day I’ve waited for for a while,’’ said Ford, who grew up a Yankee fan and often attended games at the Stadium. “I just kept the faith. Sometimes that faith wavered, but when I found out [Monday] night I’d be coming up, it paid off.”